Sanitary covered receptacle



Jan. 10, 1933. w. J. VAN RQSSEM 1,893,604

SANITARY COVERED RECEPTACLE Filed Aug. 29. 1931 Willi?! 44 524 7 A Inwen tor 10 I 43mg WW By k Attorneys Patented Jan. 10, 1933 UN I T ED"STATES "PATENT :oFrrca WALTER J. VAN RQSSEM; OF LOS ANGELES;CALIFORNIA, ASSIG-NOR TOiSURGIDENT, LTD., OF LOS ANGELES,GAIDIFORNIA,1Av CORPORATION. OF CALIFORNIA SANITARY COVERED RECEPTAGL-EApplication filed August 29, 1931. =Seria1'No. 560323.

This invention relates to a covered recep-= tacle, and while features ofthe invention may be applied for securing acover to a re-- The generalobject of the invention is toz .3-1)l0ClHC6 a receptacle having adetachable cover which canbe readily applied. toithe receptacle so as tobecome latched-thereto but which, when desired, can 'be readilydisengaged from the receptacle.

, Afurther object of the invention isto provide a covered receptacleincluding afla-nged cover having a body section and to provide: the bodysection and the receptacle with 1nter-.

locking means to enable the cover section to 30 be latched to thereceptacle by sliding the same into place on the upper edge of the wallof the receptacle.

Further objects ofthe' invention will appear hereinafter.

5 The invention consists in the novel-parts and combinations oft-partsto be described hereinafter, all of which contribute to'produce aneflicient sanitary covered receptacle.

A preferred embodiment of the inventionis described in the followingspecification,

while the broad scope of the invention-is pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing:

. Figure 1 is a plan of a coveredreceptacle' embodying my invention, aportion of the cover being broken away so as to show the wall of thereceptacle in cross section, and likewise a portion of the flange ofthebody section of the cover.

to show a portion of the wall of the receptacle in cross sectiontogether with a portion of the cover.

Figure 2 is a side elevation ofthe recep-- tacle and cover partiallybroken away so as =ries a movable cover section 5. Figure 31s a verticalsection through the' receptacle and-cover taken about on the line 3-3zofFigure l 'with the' lower part of the receptacle broken away.

Figure 4 1s a viewshowing in detail and upon an enlarged. scale thelatching means on the side wall of the receptacle. The view is ahorizontal section.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the flange of thebodysection of the cover illustrating details of the construction.

Figure. 6 is a side :elevation showing a portion of a receptacle andillustrating .an-

other embodimentof the inventiomcertain parts beingbrokenfaway;.and'showing the body section'of the cover. being put inplace.

In practicing the invention, I prefer to employ a receptacle'of glassand make a cover of metal, preferably:sheetmetal. The cover .is.preferably constructed in two pieces,

namely, a body section and amovable lid or cover section attached to thebody section of the cover. The body section of the cover is constructedwith a marginal flange and is adapted to be latched in place onthe upperedge of the wall of the receptacle to prevent it from being moved:laterally off the receptacle. The wall of the receptacle and the flangeof the body section'are providedwith interlocking means to latch'thebody section of the cover in place.

The interlocking means carried by the body section ofthe cover ispreferably resilient and cooperates with the receptacle Wall sothat'whendesired the cover can readily be slid off of the 'receptacle.

Referring more particularly tolthe parts, 1 indicates a receptaclepreferably made of glass or other material which can readily besterilized by heat or other means, and this receptacle ispreferably ofbox form comprising side walls 2 and'end walls such as the end wall 3(see Figure '1). The cover includes a body section 4 which preferablycar- The body section tis provided with a marginal flange 6 in-" eludingside extensions 7 which extend parallel with the direction of slidingthe body section into place as indicated by the arrow In Figure 1, andthe flange also includes an end extension or end flange 8.

On the side flanges 7 I provide locking means preferably in the form ofdogs which project inwardly and are received in sockets 9 formed in theouter face of the walls 2 near their upper edge, and these dogs arepreferably in the form of pins 10 having rounded heads disposed on theinside of the flange.

I prefer to provide resilient means for urging these dogs or pinsinwardly so as to snap them into the sockets 9 after the body section .4has been slid into place. For this purpose I provide either a springcorresponding to each pin or a double spring 11 which is in the form ofa bar secured by a rivet 12 to the middle portion of the end flange 8,and this spring has side arms 13 which extend along the inner sides ofthe side flanges 7 and engage under the heads of the pins 10 so as tourge them inwardly. In order to increase the spring efl'ect, these sidearms 13 of the spring may each be provided with a bend or small springhow 14 (see Figure 1).

In order to guide the heads of the pins 10 into the sockets 9, I preferto provide each side wall near its upper edge with a guide groove 15.The sockets 9 are slightly deeper than the grooves 15 so as to form arudimentary shoulder 16 to enable the sockets to yieldingly retain thepins.

The end wall 3 of the receptacle and the end flange 8 of the bodysection are also preferably provided with interlocking means to preventthis edge of the body section 4 from being raised from the adjacent endwall 3. For this purpose I provide a socket 17 in the outer face of theend wall that receives the inner head of the pin or rivet 12.

I prefer to utilize the pins 10 as pivots for attaching the movablecover section 5. For this purpose, the cover section is provided with aflange 18 which is formed with integral extensions or ears 19 which haveperforations to receive the pins. 2

The side flanges 7 are formed with open-.

ings 18 into which the pins pass and these openings are preferablyelongated in a horizontal direction. This is important because itprevents any strains being developed in the glass which might break thesame when the article is subjected to changes in temperature. The end ofeach flange 18 of the cover section 5 is provided with an opening or eye20 which fits closely to the side of the pin 10 so as to operate as aneflicient hinge joint.

In. Figure 6 I illustrate another embodiment of the invention in whichthe body section 21 of the cover may be applied by snapping it down intoplace instead of sliding it into place as in the other embodiment of theinvention already described. In this embodiment shown in Figure 6, theconstruction of the cover section 21 is the same as before, but insteadof having a guide groove at each side of the receptacle 22, I provide asocket 23 similar to the socket 17 (see Figure 1) to receive aprojection or pin 24 similar to the rivet 12. Each side of thereceptacle is provided with a socket 25 extending down from the upperedge 26 of the wall and provided with a rounded horizontal shoulder 27.The cover should be applied as indicated in Figure 6 so that the pin 24engages the socket 23, and then the cover section is swung downwardly sothat the heads of the pins 28 will pass into the sockets 25.

In this way, they snap under'the shoulders 27 through the agency oftheir springs 29 which correspond to the springs 13.

When it is desired to sterilize the cover, it may be removed from thereceptacle and then the two sections disengaged by shoving the pins 10or 28 outwardly.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described hereinis only one of the many embodiments this invention may take, and I donot wish to be limited in the practice of the invention, nor in theclaims, to the particular embodiment set forth.

What I claim is:

1. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body'ofsubstantially rectangular form having an upper opening with a wallextending around the said opening, a cover having a body section capableof being placed over the edge of the wall at I one side of thereceptacle so as to cover a part of the said opening toward one end ofthe receptacle, cooperating means on two op posite walls and the saidbody section for latching the body section against being moved I;

laterally off the receptacle, and cooperating means on a transverse walland the body section for latching the same against being raised off thewall, and a movable cover section carried by the body section of saidcover, for

covering the remainder of the opening.

2. In a covered receptacle, the combina tion pf a receptacle body havingan upper opening with two parallel side walls and two transverse endwalls extending around the said opening, a cover having a body sectioncapable of being placed over the edge of the wall at one side of thereceptacle so as to cover a part of the said opening, said body sectionhaving a marginal flange with yield- 1 ing means movably mounted on theflange and projecting inwardly at two opposite points on the flange, andsaid side walls having means on their outer faces to cooperate with saidlast named means to latch the body 1 section against lateral movementalong the side walls, and means for interlocking the transverse portionof the flange with the adjacent transverse wall of the receptacle body.

3. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving a body section capable of being slid laterally over the edge ofthe wall at one side of the receptacle so as to cover a part of the saidopening, said body section having amarginal flange with means projectinginwardly, said wall having means on its outer face to cooperate withsaid last named means to latch the body section against lateral movementofl? of the receptacle body, and a movable cover section carried by thebody section of said cover.

4. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving a body section capable of being slid laterally over the edge ofthe wall at one side of the receptacle so as to cover a part of the saidopening, said body section having a marginal flange including sideextensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in WAlCl'lthe body section is slid when applyingthe same to the receptacle, dogscarried respectively on said flange extensions, said wall havingoppositely dis posed sockets receiving said dogs for latching the bodysection to the receptacle, and a movable cover section carried by thebody section.

5. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving a body section capable of being slid laterally over the edge ofthe wall at one side or" the receptacle so as to cover a part of thesaid opening, said body section having a mar inal flange including sideextensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in which thebody section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle, dogs inthe form of pins carried respectively of the flange extensions, saidwall having sockets receiving said pins for latching the body section tothe receptacle,

and a movable cover section pivotally mounted on said pins.

6. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper pening with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving a body section eapable of being slid laterally over the edge ofthe wall at one side of the receptacle so as to cover a part of the saidopening, said body section having a marginal flange including sideextensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in which thebody section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle, dogscarried respectively on said flange extensions, said wall havingoppositely disposed sockets receiving said dogs for latching the bodysection to the receptacle, a movable cover section carried by the bodysection, and means associated with the dogs for resiliently pressing:the same into the sockets.

7. In a covered receptacle, the combination or" a receptacle body havingan upper open ing with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving a body section capable of being slid laterally over the edge ofthe wall at one side of the receptacle so as to cover a part of the saidopening, said body section having a marginal flange'includinn: sideextensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in which thebody section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle, andincluding a transverse exten sion, dogs carried on the side extensionsand projecting toward the wall and means on the wall for cooperatingwith the dogs to latch the body section to the same.

8. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening" with a wall extending around. the said opening, acover having a body section capable of being slid laterally over theedge of the wall at one side of the receptacle soas to cover a part ofthe said opening, said body section having a marginal flange includingside extensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in whichthe body section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle, andincluding an end extension, adog carried by each side extension of theflange, a spring mounted on the flange with means for urging the dogsinwardly toward the wall, said wall having sockets toreceive the saiddogs, and cooperating with the same. to latch the body section to thereceptacle.

9.. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening with a wall. extending around the said opening,, acover having a body section capable of being slid laterally over theedge of the Wall atone side of the receptacle so as to cover a part ofthe said opening, said body section having a marginal flange includingvside extensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in whichthe body section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle, andincluding an end extension, a dog carried by each side extension of theflange, a spring mounted on the flange with means for urging the dogsinwardly toward the wall, said wall havingsocketsto receive the saiddogs, and cooperating with the same to latch the body section to thereceptacle, said wall further having guide-grooveson its outer face forguiding the-dogsinto'the sockets when the body section is slidintoposition.

10. In a covered receptacle, the combinaion of a receptacle body havingan upper opening. with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving aabodysection capable ofbeingslid-laterally over theedge of thewall at one-side of the receptacle so as-to cover a part of the saidopening, said body section having a marginal flange including" sideextensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in which thebody section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle andincluding an end extension, a spring attached to said end extension ofthe flange said opening, a cover having a body section capable oi. beingslid laterally over the edge of the wall at one-side of the receptacleso as to cover a part of the said opening, said body section having amarginal flange including side extensions lying substantially parallelwith the direction in which the body section is slid when applying thesame to the receptacle and including an end extension, a spring attachedto said end extension of the flange and having arins extending along theside extensions of the flange, a dog associated with each side extensionand urged inwardly by its corresponding spring arni, said wall havingsockets to receive the said dogs and cooperating with the same to latchthe body section to the receptacle, the end wall of said receptaclehaving a socket therein, and said end flange having means for engagingthe same to lockdown the end portion of the body section.

12. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening with a wall extending around the said opening, a coverhaving a body section capable of being slid laterally over the edge ofthe wall at one side of the receptacle so as to cover a' part of thesaid opening, said body section having a marginal flange including sideextensions lying substantially parallel with the direction in which thebody section is slid when applying the same to the receptacle, andincluding an end extension, a spring on the inner side of the endextension of the flange, a pin on the end extension securing the springto the same and projecting at its inner side toward the end wall of there ceptacle. said spring having side arms extending along the innersides of the side extensions of the flange, a latching pin mounted ateach side flange and urged inwardly toward the wall by the correspondingspring arin, said wall having oppositely disposed sockets receiving theside pins and having a socket re- 3 ceiving the first named pin, andcooperating to latch the body section to the receptacle.

13. In a covered receptacle, the combination of a receptacle body havingan upper opening with a wall'extending around the said opening, twoopposite side walls of said receptacle adjacent the opening havingsockets formed respectively in the same, and one of the transverse wallsof the receptacle having a socket formed therein'adjacent its upperedge, and a cover section having a flange with means for interlockingwith the last named socket and having means for yieldingly engaging inthe said first named sockets.

Signed at Los Angeles, Cal, this 8th day of June, 1931.

WVALTER J. VAN ROSSEM.

